BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Placed SS Alex Cintron on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of SS Freddie Bynum from Norfolk (IL).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Placed OF Eric Byrnes and C Chris Snyder on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Connor Robertson from Tucson (PCL). Recalled C Robby Hammock from Tucson.

ATLANTA BRAVES-Activated OF Mark Kotsay from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Brandon Jones to Richmond (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES-Optioned RHP Ryan Speier to Colorado Springs (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Cedrick Bowers from Colorado Springs.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Rob Wooten, LHP Lucas Luetge and C Mike Roberts.

NEW YORK METS-Sent RHP Claudio Vargas outright to New Orleans (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Optioned RHP Brett Myers to Lehigh Valley (IL). Agreed to terms with SS Anthony Hewitt and assigned him to Clearwater (FSL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Colla.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS-Agreed to terms with 3B Brett Wallace and assigned him to Quad Cities (MWL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES-Recalled RHP Clay Hensley from Portland (PCL). Optioned INF Craig Stansberry to Portland.

SAN FRANSICO GIANTS-Recalled C Eliezer Alfonzo from Fresno (PCL). Optioned C Steve Holm to Fresno.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA-Named General Ronald L. Johnson senior vice president, referee operations.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Declined to pick up their option on the contract of F Othella Harrington.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Named John Nash pro personnel scout.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS-Agreed to terms with G Rudy Fernandez.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS-Announced G Brent Barry declined to exercise the option on his contract and is a free agent.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS-Signed OL Demetrius Bell. Released FB Mike Viti.

CHICAGO BEARS-Signed DT Marcus Harrison to a four-year contract. Agreed to terms with WR Earl Bennett and CB Zack Bowman on four-year contracts.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Released DB Willie Andrews. Signed LB Bo Ruud.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Signed C Rob Hunt and G Isaiah Ross. Released OL Carnell Stewart.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS-Signed RB Marcus Thomas and OT Corey Clark to four-year contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-Waived G John Booker and LB Shaun Richardson.

TENNESSEE TITANS-Promoted Jenneen Kaufman to vice president and controller.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed F Corey Perry to a five-year contract extension.

BOSTON BRUINS-Signed F Michael Ryder and F Blake Wheeler to three-year contracts.

BUFFALO SABRES-Signed G Patrick Lalime to a two-year contract.

CALGARY FLAMES-Signed D Mark Giordano, F Brandon Prust, F David Van Der Gulik and D Ryan Wilson.

CAROLINA HURRICANES-Traded F Erik Cole to Edmonton for D Joni Pitkanen. Agreed to terms with D Anton Babchuk on a one-year contract. Signed F Ryan Bayda, F Wade Brookbank and D Tim Conboy.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Signed D Brian Campbell to an eight-year contract and G Cristobal Huet to a four-year contract. Traded F Rene Bourque to Calgary for a conditional second-round draft pick.

COLORADO AVALANCHE-Signed F Darcy Tucker to a two-year contract and G Andrew Raycroft abd F Per Ledin to one-year contracts.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Acquired F Raffi Torres from Edmonton for C Gilbert Brule. Signed D Mike Commodore to a five-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS-Signed D Brad Stuart to a four-year contract and G Ty Conklin to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS-Signed F Cory Stillman to a three-year contract.

MINNESOTA WILD-Acquired D Marek Zidlicky from Nashville for F Ryan Jones and a 2009 second-round draft pick. Signed F Andrew Brunette to a three-year contract. Signed F Craig Weller.

MONTREAL CANADIENS-Agreed to terms with F Andrei Kostitsyn on a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Agreed to terms with G Drew MacIntyre on a one-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Re-signed F Jay Pandolfo to a three-year contract, F David Clarkson to a two-year contract, D Bryce Salvador to a four-year contract and F Barry Tallackson. Signed LW Brian Rolston to a four-year contract and C Bobby Holik to a one-year contract. Signed RW Matt Halischuk and RW Vladimir Zharkov. Released F Sergei Brylin and F Arron Asham.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Signed D Mark Streit to a five-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS-Agreed to terms with D Wade Redden on a six-year contract. Signed F Aaron Voros, F Patrick Rissmiller and F Andreas Jämtin. Re-signed D Michal Rozsival to a four-year contract. Re-signed G Steve Valiquette. Signed G Matt Zaba to a contract extension.

OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed G Alex Auld to a two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Acquired D Patrik Hersley and LW Ned Lukacevic from Los Angeles for D Denis Gauthier and a 2010 second-round draft pick. Signed F Glen Metropolit and D Sean Curry to two-year contracts and D Ossi Vaananen and F Nate Raduns to one-year contracts.

PHOENIX COYOTES-Signed D Kurt Sauer to a four-year contract, and LW Todd Fedoruk, RW Mikkel Boedker and RW Viktor Tikhonov to three-year contracts. Named Brad Treliving general manager of San Antonio (AHL) along with his duties as assistant general manager of the Coyotes.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Signed F Pascal Dupuis and F Eric Godard to three-year contracts and D Mark Eaton to a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES-Matched Vancouver's three-year offer sheet to F David Backes.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Signed RW Adam Hall and RW Radim Vrbata to three-year contracts and G Olaf Kolzig to a one-year contract.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS-Signed D Jeff Finger and F Niklas Hagman to four-year contracts and G Curtis Joseph to a one-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Agreed to terms with F Darcy Hordichuk on a two-year contract and F Kyle Wellwood on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Re-signed D Mike Green to a four-year contract. Signed G Jose Theodore to a two-year contract.

COLLEGE

ALASKA-Named Darryl Smith women's basketball coach.

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO-Agreed to terms with Jimmy Collins, men's basketball coach, on a three-year contract extension, through the 2011-12 season.

ILLINOIS STATE-Named Margot Frederick director of volleyball operations.

MICHIGAN STATE-Named Jake Boss Jr. baseball coach.

MONTANA STATE-Named Scott Carson men's assistant basketball coach.

TEMPLE-Named Tonya Cardoza women's basketball coach.

TEXAS TECH-Named Ed Gustafson assistant baseball coach.

UCLA-Agreed to terms with Ben Howland, men's basketball coach, on a seven-year contract.